London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Lambeth 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]

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18. Stable: Totals
(a) absence of proper manure receptacle 5
(b) drain defective —
(c) paving defective 4
(d) undrained 4
19. Washhouse :
(a) roof defective 75
(b) paving defective 51
(c) undrained —
20. Water Closet:
(a) defective so as to be a nuisance 258
(b) improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance 43
(c) insufficient or improper accommodation 32
(d) pan and trap defective 251
(e) deficient or defective water supply 216
21. Water Supply:
(a) cut off 70
(b) draw-off from main required 14
(c) no supply 9
(d) pipes, taps, etc., defective 97
(e) storage cistern defective or uncovered 23
(f) storage cistern so foul as to be a nuisance 3
(g) tenement houses supplied 11
22. Windows: defective 419
23. Animals : improperly kept 28
24. Bakehouses :
(а) inspections 225
(б) reinspections 110
(c) dirty 95
25. Dirty Premises :
(a) walls and ceilings of rooms dirty 2,248
(b) rooms, etc., verminous 416
(c) stable premises dirty 8
(d) washhouse walls and ceilings dirty 365
(e) water closet walls and ceilings dirty 356
(/) workshops and factories 51
26. Effluvium nuisance :
(a) from industrial premises 8
(b) from private premises 19
27. Lighting and Ventilation: defective 27
28. Manure: accumulation or deposit injurious to
health 17
29. Overcrowding 14